Scores of individuals have been killed and injured in an Israeli airstrike on an ambulance convoy close to a hospital in Gaza, the Palestinian territory’s well being ministry has stated.
The well being ministry added that the ambulances had been carrying injured folks to be transferred to Egypt for therapy.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has stated a “number of Hamas terrorist operatives were killed in the strike”.
Footage seen by Sky News exhibits injured and lifeless folks exterior the Shifa hospital in northern Gaza.
The video additionally exhibits a broken ambulance exterior the hospital, which is the most important medical facility within the territory.
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Ashraf al Qidra, a Gaza well being ministry spokesperson, stated the convoy was focused each on the hospital gate and at Ansar Square simply over half a mile away.
The Hamas-led well being ministry has stated: “We had notified the Red Cross, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the entire world through communication channels and the media of the movement of ambulances carrying the injured transferred to Egypt, but the occupation committed its crime in all brazenness.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross has confirmed it obtained a request from Gaza’s well being ministry to accompany the convoy.
The IDF later stated in an announcement: “An IDF aircraft struck an ambulance that was identified by forces as being used by a Hamas terrorist cell in close proximity to their position in the battle zone.
“Numerous Hamas terrorist operatives had been killed within the strike. We intend to launch extra info… We have info which demonstrates that Hamas’s technique of operation is to switch terror operatives and weapons in ambulances.
“We emphasise that this area is a battle zone. Civilians in the area are repeatedly called upon to evacuate southwards for their own safety.”
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Sky News spoke to a physician on the Shifa hospital who says as much as 50 casualties had been introduced into the location after the strike.
The IDF earlier justified assaults on buildings resembling hospitals, faculties and mosques in Gaza by claiming Hamas makes use of the websites for operational functions.
IDF posted a video on X, previously often known as Twitter, on 27 October which requested: “Where are Hamas’s headquarters? Are they under a school? A university? A mosque? A hospital?”
It then claims the reply is “all of the above”.
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On Thursday, 20 folks had been reported to have died after the UN stated a faculty getting used as a shelter had been broken on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza.
Another 5 folks had been understood to have been injured on the camp.
Sky News verified footage exhibiting many individuals injured on the faculty however has been unable to establish the trigger.
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